Scientific Definition
Organize around outcomes and projects rather than fixed org-chart roles.
Plain-English Definition
Organize around outcomes and projects rather than fixed org-chart roles.
Feynman Explanation
Reorgs are theater. Project assignments are reality.
Core Principle
Organize around outcomes and projects rather than fixed org-chart roles.
Mechanisms
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Organize around outcomes and projects rather than fixed org-chart roles.
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Talent fluidity in fast-changing markets.
Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Reorgs are theater. Project assignments are reality.
Examples
- Lean and agile teams formed around bets, dissolved on completion.
- Talent fluidity in fast-changing markets.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Refresh project portfolios quarterly; let roles follow work, not the other way around.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Refresh project portfolios quarterly; let roles follow work, not the other way around.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Basics first (health/finances), then depth (mastery/impact), then altruism (widening circle).
A problem whose solution requires people to change their values, beliefs, or habits — not just apply expertise.
Holding a different — and correct — set of tools than everyone else.
Someone who incites others to take illegal or rash action, often to expose or discredit them.
Sun Tzu's ancient treatise on strategy, deception, and positioning.
Conflict between belligerents with very different resources and tactics.
Start from the desired future and work backward to the steps that make it inevitable.
Winning the disputed population, not just defeating the visible opponent.
Countering hostile narratives with truthful, well-timed alternatives.
Sort situations into Clear, Complicated, Complex, Chaotic, or Confused — each needs a different response.
Eroding the will to act, even when capacity remains.
Munger's principle: the surest way to get something is to deserve it.